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In the vivid memoir “The Ballad of Speedball Baby,” Smith paints an unflinchingly authentic ’90s portrait of life on the road.
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The best-selling nonfiction author chats with Shondaland about the inner workings of her foray into fiction.
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The Slutty Vegan entrepreneur shares motivational advice in her new book, I Hope You Fail: Ten Hater Statements Holding You Back From Getting Everything You Want.
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“Something About Her,” Taylor’s debut novel, explores youthful sapphic attraction.
Read MoreKeegan-Michael and Elle Key School Us in Sketch Comedy
The comedic couple’s new book, “The History of Sketch Comedy,” explains the origins of the art form.
Read MoreCaitlin Moran’s Take on Men
In her thoughtful new book, the “strident feminist” dares to peek into what it means to be born with white male privilege.
Read MoreLeslie Jones Holds Nothing Back in Her New Memoir
The hilarious comedian’s memoir is an inspirational story of resilience and reckoning.
Read MoreElyssa Maxx Goodman Celebrates the Rich History of Drag
Her debut book, “Glitter and Concrete,” chronicles the historical evolution of drag in New York, complete with Mae West’s drag origins.
Read MoreRebekah Bergman’s Homage to Humanity
With her debut novel, “The Museum of Human History,” Bergman explores our relentless pursuit of time.
Read MoreIn Her New Novel, ‘Ripe,’ Sarah Rose Etter Shows the Pitfalls of a Hyper-Capitalist System
Etter’s latest novel is a poignantly tragic, absurdist view of the “late-capitalist hellscape” that is grind culture.
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The writer/comedian talks to Shondaland about her hilarious new book, “Quietly Hostile,” her writing process, and what it’s like to write “And Just Like That.
Read MoreAlexandra Auder’s Debut Memoir Finds Her at the Nexus of Fame, Family, and Finding Art
The “Don’t Call Me Home” writer talks to Shondaland about what went into writing her excellent debut memoir, her childhood in the Chelsea Hotel, and growing up in the outlier creative class.
Read MoreMolly Ringwald Finds the Right Words
The actor and writer talks to Shondaland about translating “My Cousin Maria Schneider,” Vanessa Schneider’s reverent book of essays, from French to English, and what she’s up to next.
Read MoreJoan Biskupic Takes Us Inside the Supreme Court
In her latest book, “Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences,” the CNN senior legal analyst describes her view from a ringside seat into the inner workings of today’s polarized and polarizing Supreme Court.
Read MoreChuck D Listens With His Eyes
The hip-hop legend speaks candidly with Shondaland about his journey as a visual artist, his autobiographical new book of art, “Livin’ Loud,” and his recent PBS documentary, “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.”
Read MoreLesley Paterson Goes the Extra Mile
The BAFTA-winning co-writer of “All Quiet on the Western Front” talks to Shondaland about her storytelling process and how sheer determination and being a triathlete helped her achieve her dream.
Read MoreTaleen Voskuni Is Sorry, Not Sorry for Her Promising Debut
With her debut novel, “Sorry, Bro,” Taleen Voskuni infuses Armenian culture with queer romance.
Read MoreMike Albo Takes Us to Another Dimension
With “Another Dimension of Us,” Albo makes a transcendent contribution to YA queer lit.
Read MoreJessica Grose on the Realities of Motherhood in the United States
Grose’s latest book, “Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood,” begs us to acknowledge — and help ameliorate — the pain, exhaustion, hardship, and loneliness of being a mom.
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